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The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – It's Fun History

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – It's Fun History

I thought it would be of interest to write this article about the history of the

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race as It's one of the most famous boat races in the world and is one of England's greatest sporting Icon competition's.

The event generally known as "The Boat Race" is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club. The teams comprised of Eight rowers in each team with a cox in the bow who would control the speed of the boat.

The race is between competing eights, each spring on the Thames in London. It takes place generally on the last Saturday of March or the first Saturday of April.

The formal title of the event is the Xchanging Boat Race, and it is also known as the University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – It's Fun History


The event is a popular one, not only with the alumni of the universities, but also with rowers in general and the public. An estimated quarter of a million people watch the race live from the banks of the river, around seven to nine million people on TV in the UK, and an overseas audience estimated by the Boat Race Company at around 120 million, which would make this the most viewed single day sporting event in the world. However, other sources estimate that the international audience is below 20 million.

Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a "Blue Boat" with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford dark blue. The first race was in 1829 and it has been held annually since 1856, with the exception of the two world wars. The most recent race was on Saturday, 3 April 2010 at 4.30pm with Cambridge (on the Middlesex Station) winning.

Full Results by Year

No.

Date

Winner

Time

Total wins

Reserves

Ox

Cam

1

01829-06-10 10 June 1829

Oxford

14:03

1

0

2

01836-06-17 17 June 1836

Cambridge

36:00

1

1

3

01839-04-03 3 April 1839

Cambridge

31:00

1

2

4

01840-04-15 15 April 1840

Cambridge

29:03

1

3

5

01841-04-14 14 April 1841

Cambridge

32:03

1

4

6

01842-06-11 11 June 1842

Oxford

30:01

2

4

7

01845-03-15 15 March 1845

Cambridge

23:03

2

5

8

01846-04-03 3 April 1846

Cambridge

21:05

2

6

9

01849-04-29 29 April 1849

Cambridge

22:00

2

7

10

01849-12-15 15 December 1849

Oxford

foul

3

7

11

01852-04-03 3 April 1852

Oxford

21:36

4

7

12

01854-04-08 8 April 1854

Oxford

25:29

5

7

13

01856-03-15 15 March 1856

Cambridge

25:45

5

8

14

01857-04-04 4 April 1857

Oxford

22:05

6

8

15

01858-03-27 27 March 1858

Cambridge

21:23

6

9

16

01859-04-15 15 April 1859

Oxford

24:04

7

9

17

01860-03-31 31 March 1860

Cambridge

26:05

7

10

18

01861-03-23 23 March 1861

Oxford

23:03

8

10

19

01862-04-12 12 April 1862

Oxford

24:04

9

10

20

01863-03-28 28 March 1863

Oxford

23:06

10

10

21

01864-03-19 19 March 1864

Oxford

21:04

11

10

22

01865-04-08 8 April 1865

Oxford

21:24

12

10

23

01866-03-24 24 March 1866

Oxford

25:35

13

10

24

01867-04-13 13 April 1867

Oxford

22:39

14

10

25

01868-04-04 4 April 1868

Oxford

20:56

15

10

26

01869-03-17 17 March 1869

Oxford

20:04

16

10

27

01870-04-06 6 April 1870

Cambridge

22:04

16

11

28

01871-04-01 1 April 1871

Cambridge

23:01

16

12

29

01872-03-23 23 March 1872

Cambridge

21:15

16

13

30

01873-03-29 29 March 1873

Cambridge

19:35

16

14

31

01874-03-28 28 March 1874

Cambridge

22:35

16

15

32

01875-03-20 20 March 1875

Oxford

22:02

17

15

33

01876-04-08 8 April 1876

Cambridge

20:02

17

16

34

01877-03-24 24 March 1877

dead heat

24:08

17

16

35

01878-04-13 13 April 1878

Oxford

22:15

18

16

36

01879-04-05 5 April 1879

Cambridge

21:18

18

17

37

01880-03-22 22 March 1880

Oxford

21:23

19

17

38

01881-04-08 8 April 1881

Oxford

21:51

20

17

39

01882-04-01 1 April 1882

Oxford

20:12

21

17

40

01883-03-15 15 March 1883

Oxford

21:18

22

17

41

01884-04-07 7 April 1884

Cambridge

21:39

22

18

42

01885-03-28 28 March 1885

Oxford

21:36

23

18

43

01886-04-03 3 April 1886

Cambridge

22:03

23

19

44

01887-03-26 26 March 1887

Cambridge

20:52

23

20

45

01888-03-24 24 March 1888

Cambridge

20:48

23

21

46

01889-03-30 30 March 1889

Cambridge

20:14

23

22

47

01890-03-26 26 March 1890

Oxford

22:03

24

22

48

01891-03-21 21 March 1891

Oxford

21:48

25

22

49

01892-04-09 9 April 1892

Oxford

19:01

26

22

50

01893-03-22 22 March 1893

Oxford

18:45

27

22

51

01894-03-17 17 March 1894

Oxford

21:39

28

22

52

01895-03-30 30 March 1895

Oxford

20:05

29

22

53

01896-03-28 28 March 1896

Oxford

20:01

30

22

54

01897-04-03 3 April 1897

Oxford

19:12

31

22

55

01898-03-26 26 March 1898

Oxford

22:15

32

22

56

01899-03-25 25 March 1899

Cambridge

21:04

32

23

57

01900-03-31 31 March 1900

Cambridge

18:45

32

24

58

01901-03-30 30 March 1901

Oxford

22:31

33

24

59

01902-03-22 22 March 1902

Cambridge

19:09

33

25

60

01903-04-01 1 April 1903

Cambridge

19:33

33

26

61

01904-03-26 26 March 1904

Cambridge

21:37

33

27

62

01905-04-01 1 April 1905

Oxford

20:35

34

27

63

01906-04-07 7 April 1906

Cambridge

19:25

34

28

64

01907-03-16 16 March 1907

Cambridge

20:26

34

29

65

01908-04-04 4 April 1908

Cambridge

19:02

34

30

66

01909-04-03 3 April 1909

Oxford

19:05

35

30

67

01910-03-23 23 March 1910

Oxford

20:14

36

30

68

01911-04-01 1 April 1911

Oxford

18:29

37

30

69

01912-04-01 1 April 1912

Oxford

22:05

38

30

70

01913-03-13 13 March 1913

Oxford

20:53

39

30

71

01914-03-28 28 March 1914

Cambridge

20:23

39

31

72

01920-03-28 28 March 1920

Cambridge

21:11

39

32

73

01921-03-30 30 March 1921

Cambridge

19:45

39

33

74

01922-04-01 1 April 1922

Cambridge

19:27

39

34

75

01923-03-24 24 March 1923

Oxford

20:54

40

34

76

01924-04-05 5 April 1924

Cambridge

18:41

40

35

77

01925-03-28 28 March 1925

Cambridge

21:05

40

36

78

01926-03-27 27 March 1926

Cambridge

19:29

40

37

79

01927-04-02 2 April 1927

Cambridge

20:14

40

38

80

01928-03-31 31 March 1928

Cambridge

20:25

40

39

81

01929-03-23 23 March 1929

Cambridge

19:24

40

40

82

01930-04-12 12 April 1930

Cambridge

19:09

40

41

83

01931-03-21 21 March 1931

Cambridge

19:26

40

42

84

01932-03-19 19 March 1932

Cambridge

19:11

40

43

85

01933-04-01 1 April 1933

Cambridge

20:57

40

44

86

01934-03-17 17 March 1934

Cambridge

18:03

40

45

87

01935-04-06 6 April 1935

Cambridge

19:48

40

46

88

01936-04-04 4 April 1936

Cambridge

21:06

40

47

89

01937-03-24 24 March 1937

Oxford

22:39

41

47

90

01938-04-02 2 April 1938

Oxford

20:03

42

47

91

01939-04-01 1 April 1939

Cambridge

19:03

42

48

92

01946-03-30 30 March 1946

Oxford

19:54

43

48

93

01947-03-29 29 March 1947

Cambridge

23:01

43

49

94

01948-03-27 27 March 1948

Cambridge

17:05

43

50

95

01949-03-26 26 March 1949

Cambridge

18:57

43

51

96

01950-04-01 1 April 1950

Cambridge

20:15

43

52

97

01951-03-26 26 March 1951

Cambridge

20:05

43

53

98

01952-03-29 29 March 1952

Oxford

20:23

44

53

99

01953-03-28 28 March 1953

Cambridge

19:54

44

54

100

01954-04-03 3 April 1954

Oxford

20:23

45

54

101

01955-03-26 26 March 1955

Cambridge

19:01

45

55

102

01956-03-24 24 March 1956

Cambridge

18:36

45

56

103

01957-03-30 30 March 1957

Cambridge

19:01

45

57

104

01958-04-05 5 April 1958

Cambridge

18:15

45

58

105

01959-03-28 28 March 1959

Oxford

18:52

46

58

106

01960-04-02 2 April 1960

Oxford

18:59

47

58

107

01961-04-01 1 April 1961

Cambridge

19:22

47

59

108

01962-04-07 7 April 1962

Cambridge

19:46

47

60

109

01963-03-23 23 March 1963

Oxford

20:47

48

60

110

01964-03-28 28 March 1964

Cambridge

19:18

48

61

111

01965-04-03 3 April 1965

Oxford

18:07

49

61

Isis

112

01966-03-26 26 March 1966

Oxford

19:12

50

61

Isis

113

01967-03-25 25 March 1967

Oxford

18:52

51

61

Goldie

114

01968-03-30 30 March 1968

Cambridge

18:22

51

62

Goldie

115

01969-04-05 5 April 1969

Cambridge

18:04

51

63

Goldie

116

01970-03-28 28 March 1970

Cambridge

20:22

51

64

Goldie

117

01971-03-27 27 March 1971

Cambridge

17:58

51

65

Goldie

118

01972-04-01 1 April 1972

Cambridge

18:36

51

66

Goldie

119

01973-03-07 7 March 1973

Cambridge

19:21

51

67

Goldie

120

01974-04-06 6 April 1974

Oxford

17:35

52

67

Goldie

121

01975-03-29 29 March 1975

Cambridge

19:27

52

68

Isis

122

01976-03-20 20 March 1976

Oxford

16:58

53

68

Isis

123

01977-03-19 19 March 1977

Oxford

19:28

54

68

Goldie

124

01978-03-25 25 March 1978

Oxford

18:58

55

68

Goldie

125

01979-03-17 17 March 1979

Oxford

20:33

56

68

Goldie

126

01980-04-05 5 April 1980

Oxford

19:02

57

68

Isis

127

01981-04-04 4 April 1981

Oxford

18:11

58

68

Isis

128

01982-03-27 27 March 1982

Oxford

18:21

59

68

Isis

129

01983-04-02 2 April 1983

Oxford

19:07

60

68

Isis

130

01984-03-18 18 March 1984

Oxford

16:45

61

68

Goldie

131

01985-04-06 6 April 1985

Oxford

17:11

62

68

Isis

132

01986-03-29 29 March 1986

Cambridge

17:58

62

69

Isis

133

01987-03-28 28 March 1987

Oxford

19:59

63

69

Goldie

134

01988-04-02 2 April 1988

Oxford

17:35

64

69

Goldie

135

01989-03-25 25 March 1989

Oxford

18:27

65

69

Isis

136

01990-03-31 31 March 1990

Oxford

17:22

66

69

Goldie

137

01991-03-30 30 March 1991

Oxford

16:59

67

69

Goldie

138

01992-04-04 4 April 1992

Oxford

17:44

68

69

Goldie

139

01993-03-27 27 March 1993

Cambridge

17:00

68

70

Goldie

140

01994-03-26 26 March 1994

Cambridge

18:09

68

71

Goldie

141

01995-04-01 1 April 1995

Cambridge

18:04

68

72

Goldie

142

01996-04-06 6 April 1996

Cambridge

16:58

68

73

Goldie

143

01997-03-29 29 March 1997

Cambridge

17:38

68

74

Goldie

144

01998-03-28 28 March 1998

Cambridge

16:19

68

75

Isis

145

01999-04-03 3 April 1999

Cambridge

16:41

68

76

Goldie

146

02000-03-25 25 March 2000

Oxford

18:04

69

76

Isis

147

02001-03-24 24 March 2001

Cambridge

17:44

69

77

Goldie

148

02002-03-30 30 March 2002

Oxford

16:54

70

77

Isis

149

02003-04-06 6 April 2003

Oxford

18:06

71

77

Goldie

150

02004-03-28 28 March 2004

Cambridge

18:47

71

78

Isis

151

02005-03-27 27 March 2005

Oxford

16:42

72

78

Goldie

152

02006-04-02 2 April 2006

Oxford

18:26

73

78

Goldie

153

02007-04-07 7 April 2007

Cambridge

17:49

73

79

Goldie

154

02008-03-29 29 March 2008

Oxford

20:53

74

79

Isis

155

02009-03-29 29 March 2009

Oxford

17:00

75

79

Isis

156

02010-04-03 3 April 2010

Cambridge

17:35

75

80

Goldie

Unofficial wartime races

Date Winner

1940 Cambridge

1943 Oxford

1944 Oxford

1945 Cambridge

Although the heavyweight men's eights are the main draw, the two universities compete in other rowing boat races. The main boat race is preceded by a race between the two reserve crews (called Isis for Oxford and Goldie for Cambridge).

The women's eights, women's reserve eights, men's lightweight eights and women's lightweight eights race in the Henley Boat races a week before the men's heavyweight races.

There is also a 'veterans' boat race, usually held on a weekday before the main Boat Race, on the Thames between Putney and Hammersmith.
The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race – It's Fun History
/>The Chinese call Britain 'The Island of Hero's' which I think sums up what we British are all about. We British are inquisitive and competitive and are always looking over the horizon to the next adventure and discovery.

Copyright 2010 Paul Hussey. All Rights Reserved.

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